Ariel Myers to be sentenced later this month

TROY >> Ariel Myers, found guilty last month for first-degree assault for shooting a man in the head, will be sentenced April 25 at 9 a.m.

Myers was originally scheduled to be sentenced Thursday at 11 a.m., but the court clerk’s office said it was changed to later this month.

Myers could face five to 25 years for the assault charge, and 3 1/2 to 15 years for criminal possession of a weapon. The conviction came after his third trial. His first ended in a mistrial, and he was acquitted of second-degree attempted murder in the second trial.

On Sept. 13, 2009, Myers shot Bob Guynup in the head. Guynup had heard a large group of people outside his Madison Avenue house and went outside to take photos of an altercation when he was shot. Guynup is now in a vegetative state and will require 24-hour care for the rest of his life.

Advertisement

Judge Andrew Ceresia heard the case. Myers was represented by defense attorney Jay Hernandez, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Shane Hug.